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Artist:
Ammasu Akapoma Group
Title:
The Music of Ammasu - Ghana

Tracks:
01 - Who Is The Chief - Greeting on Atumpan (0:23)
02 - When I Die There Will Be Peace In The House - Aweso (10:12)
03 - Proverbs on the Atumpan (1:41)
04 - Fontomfrom - The Royal Drums (6:16)
05 - The Royal Horn (0:23)
06 - You Are So Brave - Funeral Dirge (3:26)
07 - My Lover Is Stranded At The Opposite Side of the River - Funeral Dirge (3:05)
08 - My Eyes Are Flooded With Tears - Funeral Dirge (1:32)
09 - Akapoma (5:32)
10 - Let Us Say Goodbye - Kununku (15:33)
11 - Denseuo (2:57)
12 - New Love Is More Than Madness - Love Song (2:20)
13 - If I Don't Marry You I'll Feel Embarrased - Love Song (2:34)
14 - Nana Yago - Cantata (5:14)
15 - Tana Tinana - Cantata (5:05)
16 - The Brass Band (9:22)
17 - Eggs Are Eggs - Proverb on the Atumpan (0:24)


Info: A rich musical portrait of the village of Ammasu in the Brong-Ahafu region of Ghana, produced & recorded in 1976 by Swedish musician Bengt Berger, who was based there researching African music, while his wife conducted fieldwork in social anthropology. The Ammasu Akapoma Band was the hottest funeral band in the region. On this album you will find ritual and recreational drumming, singing (in sorrow and happiness), children's music, a brass band and more. There are call & response songs, dirges, an ivory trumpet, bells, and a wide spectrum of percussion instruments. A musical archive of an African region that now, 30 years later, would be virtually impossible to find, unchanged. This release includes an excellent 28-page booklet with full notes and many photos, and comes in a special double gatefold digipak.

Label: Country & Eastern

This item was added to our catalog on Wednesday 23 April, 2008